Live Online CFP® Certification Education Class Schedule
The closest thing to being in an actual classroom, our expert instructors will guide you through each online course from the comfort of your own home.
Class cohorts start March, July, and November to prepare to sit for the CFP® exam one year later. View the complete live online class schedule by clicking the month that our class cohorts start below. The live online class is included in the Premium Package.
Classes start in March 2025 to sit for the March 2026 CFP® exam.
Class Times: All Live Online classes in the schedule below are held 8:00–10:00 pm ET.
| 511 | 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | 516 | 517 | |
| Course Access (Approximate Date) | Jan 28, '25 | Mar 28, '25 | May 14, '25 | Jul 3, '25 | Aug 20, '25 | Oct 3, '25 | Nov 21, '25 |
| Class 1 | Mar 4 | Apr 17 | Jun 3 | Jul 24 | Sep 9 | Oct 23 | Dec 11 |
| Class 2 | Mar 6 | Apr 22 | Jun 5 | Jul 29 | Sep 11 | Oct 28 | Dec 16 |
| Class 3 | Mar 11 | Apr 24 | Jun 10 | Jul 31 | Sep 16 | Oct 30 | Dec 18 |
| Class 4 | Mar 13 | Apr 29 | Jun 12 | Aug 5 | Sep 18 | Nov 4 | |
| Class 5 | Mar 18 | May 1 | Jun 17 | Aug 7 | Sep 23 | Nov 6 | |
| Class 6 | Mar 20 | May 6 | Jun 24 | Aug 12 | Sep 25 | Nov 11 | |
| Class 7 | Mar 25 | May 8 | Jun 26 | Aug 14 | Sep 30 | Nov 13 | |
| Class 8 | Mar 27 | May 13 | Jul 1 | Aug 19 | Oct 2 | Nov 18 | |
| Class 9 | Apr 1 | May 15 | Jul 8 | Aug 21 | Oct 7 | Nov 20 | |
| Class 10 | Apr 3 | May 20 | Jul 10 | Aug 26 | Oct 9 | Nov 25 | |
| Coursework Due Date* | Apr 13, '25 | May 30, '25 | Jul 20, '25 | Sep 5, '25 | Oct 19, '25 | Dec 5, '25 | Dec 28, '25 |
| Exam Prep Review | Exam Preparation begins the first week of January 2026. Make sure you are enrolled in a Live Review no later than Mid-December 2025. | ||||||
Classes start in July 2025 to sit for the July 2026 CFP® exam.
Class Times: All Live Online classes in the schedule below are held 8:00–10:00 pm ET.
| 511 | 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | 516 | 517 | |
| Course Access (Approximate Date) | Jun 3 | Aug 1 | Sep 17 | Oct 31 | Dec 24 | Feb 6 | Mar 25 |
| Class 1 | Jul 8 | Aug 21 | Oct 7 | Nov 20 | Jan 13 | Feb 26 | Apr 14 |
| Class 2 | Jul 10 | Aug 26 | Oct 9 | Nov 25 | Jan 15 | Mar 3 | Apr 16 |
| Class 3 | Jul 15 | Aug 28 | Oct 14 | Dec 2 | Jan 20 | Mar 5 | Apr 21 |
| Class 4 | Jul 17 | Sep 2 | Oct 16 | Dec 4 | Jan 22 | Mar 10 | |
| Class 5 | Jul 22 | Sep 4 | Oct 21 | Dec 9 | Jan 27 | Mar 12 | |
| Class 6 | Jul 24 | Sep 9 | Oct 23 | Dec 11 | Jan 29 | Mar 17 | |
| Class 7 | Jul 29 | Sep 11 | Oct 28 | Dec 16 | Feb 3 | Mar 19 | |
| Class 8 | Jul 31 | Sep 16 | Oct 30 | Dec 18 | Feb 5 | Mar 24 | |
| Class 9 | Aug 5 | Sep 18 | Nov 4 | Dec 23 | Feb 10 | Mar 26 | |
| Class 10 | Aug 7 | Sep 23 | Nov 6 | Dec 30 | Feb 12 | Mar 31 | |
| Coursework Due Date* | Aug 17, '25 | Oct 3, '25 | Nov 16, '25 | Jan 9, '26 | Feb 22, '26 | Apr 10, '26 | May 6, '26 |
| Exam Prep Review | Exam Preparation begins early May 2026. Make sure you are enrolled in a Live Review no later than Mid-April 2026. | ||||||
* The final exam for each course must be completed by 11:59 pm CT.
Classes start in November 2024 to sit for the November 2025 CFP® exam.
Class Times: All Live Online classes in the schedule below are held 8:00–10:00 pm ET.
| 511 | 512 | 513 | 514 | 515 | 516 | 517 | |
| Course Access (Approximate Date) | Oct 1 | Dec 13 | Jan 29 | Mar 14 | Apr 30 | Jun 18 | Aug 1 |
| Class 1 | Nov 5 | Jan 2 | Feb 18 | Apr 3 | May 20 | Jul 8 | Aug 21 |
| Class 2 | Nov 7 | Jan 7 | Feb 20 | Apr 8 | May 22 | Jul 10 | Aug 26 |
| Class 3 | Nov 12 | Jan 9 | Feb 25 | Apr 10 | May 27 | Jul 15 | Aug 28 |
| Class 4 | Nov 14 | Jan 14 | Feb 27 | Apr 15 | May 29 | Jul 17 | |
| Class 5 | Nov 19 | Jan 16 | Mar 4 | Apr 17 | Jun 3 | Jul 22 | |
| Class 6 | Nov 21 | Jan 21 | Mar 6 | Apr 22 | Jun 5 | Jul 24 | |
| Class 7 | Nov 26 | Jan 23 | Mar 11 | Apr 24 | Jun 10 | Jul 29 | |
| Class 8 | Dec 3 | Jan 28 | Mar 13 | Apr 29 | Jun 12 | Jul 31 | |
| Class 9 | Dec 5 | Jan 30 | Mar 18 | May 1 | Jun 17 | Aug 5 | |
| Class 10 | Dec 10 | Feb 4 | Mar 20 | May 6 | Jun 24 | Aug 7 | |
| Coursework Due Date* | Dec 20 | Feb 14 | Mar 30 | May 16 | Jul 5 | Aug 17 | Sept 7 |
| Exam Prep Review | Exam Preparation begins early September. Make sure you are enrolled in a Live Review no later than Mid-August 2025. | ||||||
* The final exam for each course must be completed by 11:59 pm CT.
The following class cohorts are currently in progress but may have a course in the 7-course curriculum that has not yet begun. If you have already met some of the required education courses, you may be able to enroll in course in the schedule(s) below that has not started.
- March 2024 Start Class Cohort (for March 2025 Exam)
- July 2024 Start Class Cohort (for July 2025 Exam)
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Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP®(with plaque design) in the United States, which it authorizes use of by individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company does not certify individuals to use the CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, and CFP (with plaque logo) certification marks. CFP® certification is granted only by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. to those persons who, in addition to completing an educational requirement such as this CFP Board-Registered Program, have met its ethics, experience, and examination requirements. The College for Financial Planning®—a Kaplan Company is an education and exam prep review provider for the CFP® Certification Examination administered by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. CFP Board does not endorse any education or review course or receive financial remuneration from education or review course providers.